opped in front of me. "Miss As

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stayed fixe

ight think..." She gave a faint smile, laced with false con

I heard tha

appened in the consultatio

ad grabbed his wrist... how clos

returned, as if my body were

hing still uneven, my ch

heel myself away-anywhere I

ulian's gaze lan

e had suddenly forgotten

like a flower just coming into bloom... something tha

ion lasted only a second

er, stopping right in front of me. Her gaze lingered on my

a soft laugh

had just clicked into place. "No wonder J

body wen

d the armrest, the color d

hed her hair back

o resemble me a little. But... In the

eat inside me faded, rep

rowned.

htly, as if cautioning

perfunctory remark than any

heard him. She bent down and ad

e looked c

being publicly reminde

red to her. Turning to Julian, her tone turned bright and ea

ian repli

nuinely curious. "Then, being so in love

ldr

raight at the place I leas

possibly ha

er even to

ven shared

fell int

more obvious. She pressed on. "

htly. "Don't tell me...

Before I could speak,

ifferent, but his words were merciless. "I'm not

in time to catch the flick

f cold water, extinguishing every tr

than someone broken-someone who d

aused for

aced with unmistakable satisfaction. "Ju

of the corridor. The male doctor who had just

on, but he happened to hear those words-"I'm not

his gaze settling on me i

m at all. I was starin

of being degraded by my husband in public, and the gri

my breathin

suddenly didn't want to

xpectedly calm. "Of course I can'

e for a

word. "I heard that after you we

er face stiffe

dropped to her abdomen,

spital... Is it for a th

ll silent in

ice rose sharply. "What nons